Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Comte thought individuals were inherently, even instinctually selfish; only the social structure could restrain people and direct their efforts toward order and progress.
2. Comte thought individuals were inherently altruistic, but become selfish when corrupted by society.
3. Comte considered the family the foundation of society.
4. Comte considered the individual the foundation of society.
5. Both Emile Durkheim and Auguste Comte thought social solidarity increased when people were dependent on each other like in societies with a division of labor.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
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